Memoirs of the Miami Valley Vol 3 - Hamilton County Biographies
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r MEMOIRS OF THE
MIAMI VALLEY
EDITED BY
jOHN C. HOVER jOSEPH D. BARNES WALTER D. JONES CHARLOITE REEVE
CONOVER
WILLARD ]. WRIGHT CLAYTON A. LEITER JOHN EWING BRADFORD W. C.
CULKINS
In Three Volumes Illustrated
II
INDEX
A Adams Electric Co ..• . . •. • . . • •• .•• ••.. • Adkins, J. S
... . • • . .. . ••. ... • .. .• .. ... . Adler, ~ugene I ... .
..... . . . ... . . .. ... . Aglamesi<, Thos. D ...... • ..•. •
..• ..• . . . All>an, Dr. E . J ...... . .....•.. . •. •• • ..
Alucrt Bros ..•...•.•.•••... • .•. • . •.•. .• Allen, \\'m. M
•......... . ..•.. • .• ..•• .. Alms & Doepke Co .........•. •
.•.. .. . . . Alms, G. B. .........•............ . .. .. A rand, C.
F . . ....................... . . . Argo, Edward
.•••.•..•.•..•.•••• • . •. .• Argo, William .......•••.•••• . ....
. . . .• Arn1strong, E. M .............. .... •..•• Assur, San1uel.
.. .. .•... . . ..... • ... . . .• Atkins · & Pearce Mfg. Co ••
.. •. ..• ...•..
~~=~:n·n~ F-.'!": : : : :::: :: :: :: : : :: : : : : : : : : Aycr,
R. L . . .... . .. ...• • .. ... .. , .•.. ..• Ayer, W . E . ....
... ... ... . .. ......... . . Axby, Dr. \V. A .. .... ...... ....
...... .
B
380 389 28; 252 JOD 514 203 402 404 234 182 180 247 516 453 463 247
249 251 87
Bacciocco, Charles .•........ . .• .•.... .• 473 Dac•m, G.
M................... . .. .. .. 57 Bader, F~rd ........•.. , . . •
. • • • . . . . • . . . 63 Baechle, C. F .....................
..... 161 Iia~r. Julins ................... .. ... .. .. 101
Baldwin, B. L.. • • • • . • • • • . . . • . • . . . • . • . . . 396
Bar nes , E . M ................. ......... 213 Dauer, Dr. A. C
.............. . ..... .. . 388 Daum, L. F. . • . . . . . . . . . .
. • . . . . • • . . . . . . . ss Bnu01ann, J. A ............ ..
....... . ... 37' Bayltss, Maj . H. A ...... .. ..... . .. .... .
314 Dayou Land & Lumber Co .. .. . .•.. ... •. 4' ·4
~~~r~~7· i.~ · 1:.:: :: :: :: : : : : :: :: :: :: : : : : :: : ~~:
Beckman, /\ . ) . . ..... .. .... ............ 11•R Behymer, Dr. H.
W ........ .. . ....... . ~-" ll"ins, Dr. H . F ..... ..... ..
..... .... . .. ~.,; ~ell, S. W.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . ~70 Hellonl>} Furniture Co ......••.•.. •
.... . . 456 Do•nnett, 0 . H ................... . ... ... 150
l;cntley, flcnr~ .............. ........ . . 517 I~ c rning, Rev.
obn ............... ,.. . . . 44 il~rninghaus, ·.ugene ....... .
.•• •.... . •. 354 Bet>cher, J. A ..................... .. . .
•~; llcttinger, Albert... . . . . • . • . . • . . . . . . • . . .
2;!
ll<:vis , ) . C................. . .... . ... .. 8; Tii
rlolingcr, F. H ......... ,..... ........ 91 Dierich, Erne<!
..•..... , ....••. ..•. ... .. 4H8 nit: Store Co01pany .......... .
.. .. . .... 414
r~·i~~t·. ¥.~~':~: :: ::: : :: :: :::: :: :::: ::: :: : ~~~ i;lack,
R. L . . . ....... . . . . . , . . . ... .. .... ,; 6:; I.. I<•
IIIC, F. II . .•. •. •• • ••• .• .. • .•. •• • •.. • . 1.1> Jlo
' !e, r . H .. .. .. . . . . . .. . .. ...... .. . . .. 4 54
Df,nh::~.m . t '. T.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
: .!~ 'Ronhatn, F. S ......... . , . , .. ......... . 257 Jl"nh~n1,
J, If., Jr .... .... . . .. .... . .. . . '"~ ll l"nncll, L . A
.... ........ . ......... . .. . F 9 llonne11, C\1. F ........... .
.... . .... .... . JJD Bon; cr, R. J. Co ....... . .. . . . ......
.. •• .J89 B~r ,icrlan•t Sale< Co ...... ... ..•.. .. . .. . .
45[. Jl, \!o':-~·rman, C. B .......... .. , .... . ... . . 183 ''
"""'' I t ~. c. D .... .... 0 • •••• 0 ••••• I 0 •• • • • S2ti
Bo,~o•lt. ::o. 5. B .......... . .... . ...... .. . .. •o; Box , Dr
. H . M ................... ... .. 412
Brady, Rev. Cletus . .. ..... , .... . ... .. . Bradford, J . W . R
. ......... .. .. .. .... . Brendel, A . H . .• , . , , , , . . , .
..... , .. , . . Dr~uleux, Fred , .. ... , . . .. , , .. . , . . .
, .. . Dnnker, B. A .............. .... .. .. . .. "rockhuis, Rt\".
A. B . ... .. .. . , ....... . llrorlberger, J . B .. • ..••. .. .
. , .. . .. . ... .
~~~:~: j~' J::: : : ::: :: :: :: : : : : : : : :: : : : : Drown, J.
II ..... . . . . ... . . .. . ......... . Bruce, J. E ......
....... .............. . Brunswick, D. H ... , . .. . .. .. .. , ..
. .... . Buchwalter, R. Z .. .• •.•• .. • .. .••. • , ..• , Duck,
H. C .. ..• ... • .... .•.. .. .. . . . .... Jluekingham, Horatio L
..... . . .. .. . . . .. . lJuckingbam, ]. C . ... .. . • . ...
..... , ... . . Buhr & Smith .. . . . .. .. , . • .. , , .. ..
. .. . . II nob & Scheu . . . . . . . . ... , . ... .. .. .. ..
. . llnrgoyne, C. L . ... ..... . .. . , .. , . . , , . . .
Rurgoyne , H. L . .. . . ... ... . . . ... ... .. . .
H~~t: ~: L :: :: :: :: : : : : : : :: :: :: :: :: :: : Burke, Rev .
J. li .... .. .. .... ...... .. .. lt t: rkhardl, .\ . E ... . ....
. ... . , . •. . . .. . , Hurr Oak D~hing Co .. ......... .. .....
. Rurrou~;hs, I i . C. . •. ..•. , , . ... • ... .. ... P.urwinldc.
Rev. J . J. .. . . , . , .. ........ , !Iusch, L. F .... .. . .. .
... . . , ... .... . .. . Butterworth, L. B . . ... . ... .... ,
...... .
c r~hil! Shoe c .... . ..... ... . .. ... . .. .... . ('amphell,
Alc~:andcr .. . . . .... . ... ... . . . . CnmnJ.dl, Dr . C. [~ ...
. ... . •... ... . •. . .. C".an:r,I.ell·Hausfeld Cu . •••. • •.
•.. . .. . . , • • t .ar l'l\ 1 J••hn . ..... .. ... .. ... . ...
.... . .
:~ hr~·~~::. -~. <i:r·.:::: ::: :: :::::::: ::: ::::: Chidlaw,
John ...................... .. . Chiotti. Rc\', ] . ll .... ....
.... ..... .. . .. rhristensen, John ... . .. . ...• . . . . ...
.... Cindnnati .J\hodtoir Co . .... . .... .. . . .. .. .
Cint·inn3ti Frog ~x Switch Co . . . .. . . . .. . t'iu,·innnti
:'vfilliug :\lachine Co ........ . <;ln~k, ~<:v . \'( . . P
.. .. _ .. ..... ... ...... .. ( h":r-\\ roght·l,amo•y Co .. . .. .
. ,, . ...• ,.,
t-~~,~~~·n. 1it. ~:::: ::: : ::: : : : :: ::::::::::: ( · .. nnor,
Rev. R. G .. .. .... .. . . . , , ..... , t ·.,nray, J. !\l . .. .
.. ... .. .... . .. ..... ,.,
: . : ;;:~;:· r·c~.h .. 1!: :::::: :: :::::: :::::::: l ' · t•ltl•
~ rd, J oian .. ,. , .... . .. .. . . , . ... .. , 1 rai;{. J, C. F
...... .. ... ... .. .... . ... . , .. f.llllt~ r. ~ . B . . ... ..
......... ... . . . .. . . r,dm·. Frank) .. ............. ... ..
.... . ( ~ronningrr, F: II .. . . ... , . ........ .. .. . . r -ow~
. n. E. ..... . .... . ... . . . .. . .... .. . . Culley, Dr . f.'
. f ... . .. . . .. .... .. ..... ..
D D;~h<lah, Pe>·. Tuloi;;s .. .. .... ,.. ... . .. . . 4i
!'lair, C. E .... . .... .. . .... .. ... .. .. ..... IJO ~~ir, 1-J
c;nr:-· . .. . . ...... .. ..... . , , .. , , .. ..!_,t1
f)ar!Jy, 'I'. II . ........ ... . . ........ . . ... _; r~
l1avi;o;, J ,!J, C .... . . , . .... .......... . ... ~f·S Ikasy,
Rc\. T. J....................... 47
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IJeckeboch, F. C.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Deekon, J, H .......................... 385 De Mac, Z. T
........................... 318 flcnman, F. F
.......................... 206 llcnton, E. C
........................... 407 fJcSmedt, Rev. J.
P..................... 49 [Jt \'anncy, ]. W .....................
,.. 41 llt·Vore, D. G ......................... 516 lli<:kcr.on,
R. T.... . . . . .. .. .. .. .. • • .. .. 28 Dietrich, Theodore Co
....•.•............ 468 lli•on, F.. T...........................
:zG llock, 0. M ........................... 275 Doll~. L.
J............................. 34 IJ•JIIy Varden Chocolat~ Co
............. 465 TJonnclly, Edward ...................... 333
IJonnclly, Harry ....................... 334 Donnelly, W. W
....................... 338 JJ•Jr~n & Co
............................ 471 !larger, C. A
.......................... , 38 Dornctte, C. E.. .. . .. .. . .. ..
.. .. .. .. . .. 63 Dornette, G. A ......•.... , ... , .....•• , .
62 Dor.t, A. A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 490 Dottmann, Rev. Bernard ........ ,....... 69 Orach, r;ustave
\V ...•..•..•...•..•••••• 386 IJuuc, Col. I. H
....................... 416 Ducrstock, Itev. J. T
.................. 441! Duvoll, Matthew ...........•.....•..... 188
Duttenhoffcr, The Val Co ............... 413
E El.erlc, W. F ...............•... , .....• 472 Echcrt, I'.,
Factory .................... 501 Eckert,].
0............................. 35 Elzner, A. 0
........................... 387 En~li•h, A. L
....................... , . . • 134 Ervin, Dr. C. K
......................• 233 J•:vangelical Church, The Fint
.•.....•.. 156 Eyricb, G. F., Jr....................... 29
F Fagaly, W. E ........................... 114 Jo'cickc Printing Co
...................... 515 Fenlon, T. T ...........................
259 Fcrgu>on, Dr. C. L .................... 233 Fir.t National
Bank of Harrison, 0..... 85 First National Bank of Lockland, 0
....• 218 l•'i~chcr, Louis .......•....•.•.•...•.•.. 159 Fletch.r,
Dr. C. H ......•.......•.•.... 193 Flincbpaugb, Dr. F.. R
................. 167 Forchheimer, Landon L .....•..•..•••..• 289
Fr>rte:r, Edward A.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . • .
302 Fortney, P. R .......................... 336 Fox, G. B
............................... 218 Franklin, ]. Ward
..................... 353 Fran1.er, Rev. B. H.....................
49 Freer, ll. E.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . . • .
• 24 Frecricks, F. H.. .. .. .. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43
t:rei!•ug Mabolla.ny Co.. . • • . • . • . • • . . • • • . 447
l·rchnger, J. G ......................... 380
r.~~;.:' f: t: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
~~! Frohma11 Company ......... .. .......... 512
G
r;~te. /\. C ............................. 4.57 Gano, C. .\
............................. 356 G.:bhardt Dros
.......................... 497 f;ehring, (jeorge .... , .•. ,
...... , .. ,. •.,, I05
f;cr•·ard, 5. A ...•... , ... , ... , .......... 477 C~irr1uger, A.
F. • .......•.•••• , ..••.. , r rJ <iie-rluger, J. M
......................... tro Ci•l<!ing, ]. M. & Co
................... 412 t ;ii.khau<, llcnry ......... _. . . . .
. . . . . . . • 8J f ;il.-lt.•.hans Co., llcnry... . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 83 I ;i!nwr~. ]:1mes ......................... 41:1
t_;impel, t 'harles ..................•... 1.'\7 c ;ul·l.el, II.
11
••••••••••••••••••• , •••••••• 271 (;ulolnan, R. II
......................... 377 l;(ll'lluu, l'. A
.......................... 527
Gorman, 11. P .. ....................... . Graydon, Capt. Thomas H
.............. . Graydon, Dr. Thomas W ..............•.
Griess-Pfleger Tanning Co ............. .
g~~lt, c;i.. lr:.: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
: : Grossius, John, Furnace Ct> ............ . Gruber, Alphonse
..................... . Gruen Watch Mfg. Co ................ .
Grue!lser, Henry .................. • .... Gutmann, L. & Sons
...•.....•.........
H Haddock, C. 0 ........... , ............ . Haefner, E. H. L
..................... . Hagemann, Dr. A. W ................. .
Hahn-Jacobsen Co ..................... . Jlake, Henry
................•.......... llall, E. C ...........................
.. H.amilton County National Dank of
Cleves, 0 ............. , ........... . Hannaford, Samuel.
.......•........... Hardebeck, Charles .. , ................. .
Harlan, C. W ........... , ....•......... H~rri•. Dr. F. H
............. - ....... .
~!~c;k, lij_ JG".:::::::: :::::::::::::::::: llau•leld, E. D
........................ . Hausfeld, J. E ...................... ..
H~wkc, G. S ................ , ......... . Hayes, E. G ........ ,
.......•.......... Hay«, Enos .......................... . I !ayes,
1 ob C .......................... . Hayes, Job W
........................ . Hays, Dr. H. H .....................
..
.. Heckel, 1-:. \V ......................... . Heinl~, M. G
.....•.................... Hcllebush, F. A .......................
. Henry, Rev. James ...•...•.....•...••. Herbslel>, A. F
........................ . Hermann, 1. C ...........•..•..........
Hine, Jo:dward ..................•....•.. Hinc, W. H .......... ..
............... . Hoffman, F. L ........................ .
Holunann, F. W ...................... . Hollister, B. P
............. , .•.•...... IJoltcrs, J. G ........... ,,. ,
•••••••••••.• Holy Cross Monastery aod Cburch ..... . Hon\iln,
Louis, Jr ..................... . Hopkins, D. \V
.•.....•..••............ Hopping, G. E ........................ .
Horst, J. S ........................... . Howe, Capt. E. ] ..
.................. .. Huber, Dr. Charles .... ,., •........•....
Hughes, James ...................... .. Hulick, Dr. W. 0
................... .. Hunt, C. A .......................... .
Hurley, E. M .......... , ... , ... ,., .... . Hussel, Jobn
.......................... . Hutchinson Coal Co
.......•...........• Hynes, Rev. P. ]. .. ...................
.
90 400 391 493 350 296
I bold, Peter. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . • . . . . . .
. JOfo Imperial Cual Sales C'o ..............•.. 4~-'
J Jackman, Harold........... . ... . ........ 9R Jack•~n, M. E
........................ 4~9 Jacohs, C. M., Jr.. .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. . 39 Jacobs, D. Sans Co .................... 499
Jacobs, Rudolph & Co .................. ;;07 Jelkc, F. &
Son Co.................... 487 J~uk•, D. II. ............ ..
............ ~49 _1e!i.SUJl, S. j., ............ , , ...........
rr- J e:-..sup._ Ca.Jit. \Villiam . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. ,,H ]ohamugmann, Frank ............ , ...... .:.:9~ Johnson, E.
Ill............ .. .. .... ..... Jl
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Johnston, George :M .................... 323 Jones W. L
........................... • 34b Julia~ & Kokenge Co
................. ·· 417
K Kahn'~. E. Sons Co ................... . Kahn, Lazard
........•.................
~:~~~ri. lfi. rc .. : : : : ::: ::: : :: : :::: : : : : : : : :
Kearns, G. M ........................ . Keeling, Dr. !'rl. L
.................... . Keller, Dr. W. S ...................... .
Kelley, J. B ........................... . Kelly, Rev. J. M
...................... . Kenkcr, Fred & Sons .................
. Keplinger, W. E ...................... . Kiewit, Arnold
..........•....... • .... · • Kin.ey, E. A. Co
...................... . Klein, Rev. Edmund ................ ; .. .
Kline, Julius .......•.•.......•......... Knecht, Joseph
........................• Knipper, Rev. C. J, ................... •
Knollmann, William .................... . Kohl, J. L
............................ . Knlb, Edward A
....•.•.....•........... Kramer, R. A .........................
.
~~~~~r.L.B.A.:H:: :::::::::::::::::::::::: Kruckemeyer, E. H
................... . Kuhn, 0. W .......................... . Kunz,
Anthony ...•..•.................
L
Lake, D. W ......................••....• L~mb, Dr. B. H
...................... . Lamb, G. R. ......•...................
Lamb, Dr. F. H ....................... . Lam1•ing, Rev. F. M
.................. . Lancaster, Miss E. E ................. ..
Larkins, Dr. C. W .................... .
t:~:~~· c~· D~:::::::::::::::::::::::::: Lehman, Rev. H. J
.................... . Lehmann, Carl. .............•...........
Lehonkt1hle, Rev. Odonc ............... . Lcighner, Dr. G. 0
.................. . Lemon, H. D ..........•...•...........
Leonard, T. C ..................•....... Lc~lie, C. M
........................•.. Lever, Dr. F. H ......................
. Ley man, H. S ......................... · Lillie, E. H
........................... . Littell, Dr. J. C
....................... .. Little, M. F ..........................
. Lock horn, George ..................... . Loeb L. & Sons
..................... . Lo'"a~ & Kanawha Cool Co ............ .
Lol~rcy Packing Co ..................... . Lou;;. Maj. R. L
...................... . Longini, Charles ...................... .
Lorbacb, Dnvid ..... , ......•....•.• , .. . Lovett, J. R
.......................... . Lucchaucr, George ..•......... -
.....••.. r uechaucr, Martin ..................... . Lueders, \V. l
I. ....................... . Lundrigan, Charles ...................
.
M Maeschcr & Co ........................•
M~F:re, l L~ .. :: : :::::: :: : :: : : : : : : : : : : : : Mai:1
'Ioland Creek Coal Co ............ . Malloy, Rev. Ill. T
............. . ..... .. Mansell, G. F ........................ .
Mar.Jie, H. E .......................... . .Markland, 1\\-ery
...................... . Me.11ua, J. E. Co .................... ..
Mard.od. ,,'X· C ........ ····· • • · .. · · .. · · · Martin, Lollf
E ........................•
437 533 49·~ 399 458 165 212
27 48
383 390
41 351
2J :!1 5 170 zg6
29 J82
02
Matthews, C. B ......................... 519 Matthews, E. H.. . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6o Matthews, Stanl•y. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 May-Stern Co.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428 Meakin, C. J
........................... 483
~~~~~: \ He:::::::::::::::::: :::::::::: ~~~ Mettler, J. P
........................... ru Meyer, Rev. G. H
....................... 177 Meyer, H. H., Packing Co .............
4JJ Meyer, Rev. J. A ....................... 432 Meyer, \V. C
........................... z8J Miami Butlerine Co
..................... 483 Michalowski, Rev J. S ...................
534 Mickley, G. C ........................... 306 Miller, Joseph
..........•............... ra;z Mills, Ernest.
.......................... 292 Milner Musical Co
...................... 444 Minges, William ........................
zoS ~.Jitchell, Edgar ....................... ··· 345 Mitchell,
Col. P. L ............ .. ... .. .. 361 Mohr, L. F
............................. 21; Morris,
Froome........................ 37 Motz, J. Louis Co
...................... sag Mt. Healthy Valley Mills ...............
197 Mueller, Rev. ]. B ..................... r66 Mueller, L. J
........................... 436 Muhlhauser, A. G
....................... szB Mullane, A. G
.......................... 394 Mull:n, T. J
........................... 210
Mulloy, Dr. T. B ...................... 244 Mulvihill, Rev. Michael
A .............. 265 Murdock, W. J ......................... 381
!\lusekamp, Dr. G. H ..•................ 163 Mus.,kamp, Dr. W. G
................... 157
r.:c McCabe, Rev. James .................... Jl~ McClintock, Dr. G.
B ................... 41~ .\lcCiosky, Rev. J. 1'...................
71 .\lcCiure, n. s ......................... 240 McClure, James R.
..................... zp McCreary, E. C .........................
357 !1-fcDecmott, M. F ...........••........• SJ:ll McFarland, W. W
....................... 239 McGarry, Re\'. Silvan
.........•......... szo McGrew, Clark .........................
2.11 1\fcKin:tey, Silas V ..................... r68
N )l;~idhard, E. ] .. ....................... r8r :-.< 'il.ei
'el, J. V ......................... 147 ~~ i"lle:iSt"J, P'lilip
.•..... 0 •••••• 0 ••••••••• 147 ~Lil~~n, E. I.~ ....... ,
................... 25.2
Nkhol;, H. W ......................... 219 !\ie .. nrte, J. C. .
....................... 281 l\ol<e. L. H
............................ 66 N otcnuan, ] oseph & Co
................. 492 ~ug.-nt, \V. 5 .......................... rot
Jl:u5; Coafectioncry Co .................•• 424
0
OL>ermarer, The S. Co ................ . O'Donnell, J. B
....................... . Ohio Uutterine Cu ..................... .
Ohio Top Co .......................... . lllrl Vir!{ina Coal Co
................... . t)skancp, W. S. P ..................... ..
(l;.tendarp, ]. A ...................... .. c •tte. G. F. Co
........................ . Overmann, Rev. A. B ................
..
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70 465 99
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lln,h ......................... .
1':\rlinJ{ton, Cha~ ....••.•...•• ,,.,., .•.••• Patton, R. J
........................... . J'C!TIIl}', j, 'f ... ,,, ...
,.,,.,,,,,,,,.,,,,, Peter>un, J. A., Sr. ................... .
Jticrre1, Or. c~. _-\ ...................... . PiJ,hcr, J .,:;cph
........ , ........••..•... l'ogue, II. & S. Dept. Store
........... . 1-.0I(Ul", R. w .......................... .
Pohlschneirlcr, Ucv. H. ] .. ........... .. Panic, Dr. A. C
...................... . l'DJ•t=, Char Its
•.•.....•.•.•.•.•.•.•.•••. 1-,o~\. (i. '\/,, Sr
...............•....... Pottcn~er, Alhcrt .............. , .......
. Pottenge.r, 'f. L .... , .......... ,., ..... . Powell, ]{. ,\.,
....................... .. Poyscll, C'. W .........................
. Premier Patlcrn Co ......... , ......•.... l.,ric~. J. N
......•.....•.•.............. Pnchta, ( ;eorgc
.........•.............. Puritan Chacolate Co .... , .. ,
.....•..... l'utrnau, R. II. ....................... .
Q Quayle, S. B ••.•...•................•..
R Rahrlc, Re,·. Jnhn J .................... . Hamsq, T. X
......................... . Ranson, R. II ........•..... , .......
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HaJ>JIOJ>ort, R. A ...................... . Uechtin, !lev. H.
H .................. . Rccrt, Dr. R. G ....•....................
H.-illy, J .. \ ............... , ........... . Hcnttig!'o, George
E. ....•......•.....•..... 1~;d1ar•bon, j. C., Jr ... , •..••.•.• o
•••••
Richar.hon, J. l\1. ...................... . r{ict,c. rdson, Paul
................ o ••• o.
Richiinlsun, T. H ...................... . Hicln•cin Coal Co
.................... .. Riddle, J. Mel' ......•..................
l{ieck, ~I. 1·: ........................... . l<ittt:r. t\llarn
........... , .........•.•. o
Rn<'ll, Joseph ......................... . l(oCSt'ller, Rev. D.
II. M ..... , .•.•.•.•. Hoc"lrr, ,\. B ........................ .
Rocs,;kr, CalcL ....................... .. l{hl'S~!cr, J.'red
......••..........•..... o
J~oettiuger, S. C ....................... . ll"g""· IV. T
........................ .. Rolfe-s. J. P .• ,
................•..•....• l(ollma n Son" Co ......................
. Ru:-<s. ~i1n0n ...•.•.••••• o •• , •••••• o ••••
l<oth, Rev. F. .\ ....... , ....... , ...... . I~0\111clt11Sh,
C. (',. , . , ..... , . o •••••• , •• •.
l{outlciJUsh, E. Z ....................... . Rotulcltu~.h, F. H
.....•......•.........• ]{ou•khuoh, IJ. J ...................... .
R"""· 1-:. r ............................ . Ryan, Rev. F.. A
...................... . ll)an, (;encral Michael. ....•.......•...•
Ryan, P. V ........ .................... . ](yling, C. .f
...................... • .... .
s Sacl", B. D ....................•....•... Sa~tolci!\t~r. J
.......................... . St. Clcmt.:nl's !lt"J11t\Stt:ry
..•••...• o, ••••• St. John the Baptist Church ........... . St.
.\lotthew.- Parish .......•...•........ S1. A1 ichncl'~ l'arish. ,
.............•.... SS. Peter and l'aul Parish ..•••..••..• St. Rose
Church ...................... . S~ou!er, A. Packing Co
................ . Sater, J oseJlh .....•..•........ , •.•.•...
Sa~ns, William A ..................... . Srlw' ffele, Shoe Co
.......•........•.•.• Schiering, Edward ...•..... ,
.•.••••••...
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330
221
340 349 •~7 189 zBs Ill J0.1 2b.Z 197 109 425
42 6;;
7.1 436 5~9
511
Schicring, (;eorgc ....... . .....•........ 175 Schinkal, W. E
......................... , 4 g Schleroskcr, Henry ........•. ,
........... 104 Schmith, Rev. r;. X................... 45 3chmidt,
Rev. l'aul. ................... 1 ~4 ~d1mit1,
\V;&hcr........................ ~• Schoenling. Dr. E.
H.................. 5.1 :Schucnlittg, ]. lJ ....... , ........ ,
...... lJlJ Schoenling. Leopold. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 97 .~chorr, l>. f' ................•. ,........ 4.1
Schra•kr, II. II. ....................... 279 ~chrciiJcr, L. Cr
...••.•.••..••••••••.•• 0. 299 ,.;chroth, ]. & F. Packing Co
............ 4Ji Schner, l<ev. H. J ...................... 14.1
Schulze, Ur. II. H .............•....... 2~r, ::.ch\vab, .'\. (;
.••••.••.•..•.•.•••.... , •• 5.4.? Schwarz, W. H
......................... so; Schwegmann, Henry F ....... ,
........... 34.1 Schwing, Jacoh ...........•... , ......... ~24
Scott .. \. } .. ........................... IH Scott, Dr. II.
II........................ 96 Seifri.-•1. <;. \\'
......................... 51.1 Se;in~!u:-imer Pa11cr Cu ..........
, .••.....• 4-sS Sbdcr, H. H .......................... 254
:-\hanlto:, LJr. R. A ..•.•.•.•• 0 ••••• , •••••• 16ti Sluw, Dr.
l'. W ....................... ""7 Shepherd, L. E.. . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H9 Shqohcrol, Dr. \V. F
............... , ..... 198 ~hcpparr1, II. \V
.........•.........•.... 30.-! Shielrl•, Dr. Edmnnrl .....•..... .
........ 2LS
Shumard, J 1: ............ ,. ............. 1-17 Simmonds, Dr. E. S
.................... osB Simnnson, fi. W ........................
.248 Simonson, \Vm., Sr ......•.. , .• 0 •••••••• .:.!'l•.J
Simp!"uu, Orvill~ ....... , .....•......... JO~ Sbtcrs of Chnrity
.......... , .•• , •.•.... 525 .Srn•·thur!'t, R. Sr.
....••...•..•.•••... ;, ,165 Smith-Kasson Co
...........•........... 399 Smyth. L. 1~
........................... 19~ Snider, Dr. F. £ .......... ,.
.......... '.15 Sorensen, S. ] ... ....................... 3'•9
Sortor, .\. P ............................. 1-1' SJ·ichrman, Re\•.
W. ] .. ............... t,lJ SJ•il·g[·l, -~- .1\1 .........••.•...•
, •........ ~l1r Spi• '"•an. Herh.-rt ...................... J9:l
Spinning. ]o5ephine ..•................. rHI ~prin!-(!nycr,
.-\1hert, .• 0 ••••• o•. o •••••••• II•C
Stanhcry, 1;cn. S. R ..................... J"8 St:m:ohuq·, Dr. F. R
.....•... o ••••••••••• 226 St;.rl•man, 0. II
........................ 113 StL·innl<.~llu, l"h:~.rles
..........•........•. 1f1;!
Stc·inricde, William J .... , .... , ......... tRfl Steio•kamp. J.
G .......................... 19-4 Siern. .\lhc:rt.
.......................... 2i7 Sil:"\"l'nc..or•, Dr. RoLc!rt.
.........•....... ~..!~ Stewart, Frank B ..•...•.•...•..•...•...
442 Sto•vell, l'. C...................... . ... 499 Strirler, J. A
...........•....•.......... 395 S~rOIIl!, f,. J{ ........•...• ,.,
•• ,,, •. ,,., JQP
~trnhle-, Jc~sc .......................... 16•1 ~-- ru icznk, l{r·•
, II. . ...... , .......... , . 1 I 9 Still'!. Rev. J. F'
...................... • '"5
T ·r·,,yi~Jr, \V. c· ............ , .... ,........ 3r, 'I dohs, A.
II. ..........•.. , . , .•....•... · 94 T•l•h•. J.
F............................ 93 'ferry, F. C
............................. 258 TlooqJc, J,
E........................... 70 Th""'""• J. Jl
........................ · 335 1 ieman, Rc\·. L. A ..... , •..... ,
..... , . . 88 Tre•i•e. V. r: .......................... 351
:r:uni~. c, \\' ......................... · · 497 lurpon, "· J., Jr
....................... 243 Turpin, R. W ..........................
3>8
v Yonclu~eu, E. W., Co ................... 3'1 \'ardmann, Rev F.
M................... So \'orhis, A. i\1 ...........................
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w Wakefield, J. L ......................... 216
Waldhaus, Rev. ti. ] ................... 343 \Valker, C. R
.......................... 220 \Valkcr, F. A.... .. .. .. .. .. ..
.. .. .. .. .. . 193 \Vall, H. D ............................. 406
Wallenstein·Mayer, & Co ............... 494 Walsh, Rev. F. J
....................... 352 \'laltz, C. F
............................ 27.3 Warhurg Anthony
...............•...... 1o8 \'1:~-rman' Aluminum Casting Co
......... 324 Weachtcr, E. R ........................ 238 \Vchcr,
Harry E ....................... 356 Weber, Jos~ph
.......................... 187 Weber, M1chael.
....................... 123 W eisbrodt, Michael. . . . . . • . . .
. • . . . . . . . . . I 2 2 Wc:sselmann, F. E
...................... 319 \Vest, ]. C
............................. 498 Westermann, Rev. H.
A............... 78 White, V. R ....•.•.......•....•.... · •• 473
Wichgar, W. ] .. ....................... 470 Wiederstein, ]. A
....................... 430 Wilger, B. ] ..
......................... 191
Williams, Dr. ]. G ..................... ·~6 Willis Music Co
........................ 451 Wilson, George
........................ 175 \\'ilson, ]. ] .. .............. ..
.......... 139 Wilson, John A ........................ 173 Wilson,
Dr. V. P.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 \\'inston, ll.
C......................... SJ \Vinterheld, Rev.
Pacific................ 75 Wolf, Sam B. Shoe Co .................
422 Wolf, Sam B., Sr ..................... 423 Wood I::mma ] ..
...................... 4;2 Wo.,d:..ard, lllajor H. L .. Ill.
D......... 81 \\'ood, Dr. 0. J, ...................... 1~7
\Vuerdeman, E. K ...................... "Go
y Y<atman, \V. !If ........................ 263 Yerkes, C. E
........................... 195
z Zehler, Geo., Provision Co ............ . Zeter, Charles
..............•..........
~~n!:ici~,r·l· c~:: : : : :: : : :: :: :: :: :: :: : : : 431 250
427 408
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BIOGRAPHICAL George Puchta, one of the substantial business men of
Cin
cinnati, and president of the Queen City Supply Company of this
city, which, during the last decade, has built up a marvelous busi
ness, was born April 8, x86o on the corner of Pearl and Pike
streets, Cincinnati. He is the son of Lorenz and Barbara K.
(Schmidt) Puchta. After attending the public schools of his native
city, he took a course in Nelson's Business College, and later was
a student in the Ohio Mechanics Institute. Upon the completion of
his schooling, he entered the business world, his first employment
being with the]. C. Fuller Company, which dealt in tanners' sup
plies and shoe machinery. After two years with this concern, he
went with John V. Nicolai who conducted a cement pipe and building
materials business. In 188x, he severed his connection to find
employment with Post & Company, and in 18go, Mr. Puchta. in
association with Mr. F. X. Pund bought out the supply department of
the business of Post & Company, and changed the name to the
Queen City Supply Company. Mr. Puchta and Mr. Pund continued as
partners until 1904, when the latter sold out his interest to Mr.
Puchta. This concern, the pre~>ent officers of which are: George
Puchta. president; J. C. Richardson, vice-president; and F. D.
Snodgrass. treasurer, occupies large buildings at the corner of
Pearl and Elm streets and extending west along Pearl to include
Numbers 201 to 215 inclusive. and 206 and 208 West Second, as well
as the building at the northwest corner of Pearl and Plum streets.
The business of the firm is a peculiar one, being the hand ling of
all kinds of goods used in machine shops, factories, mills,
quarries, railroads, etc., over 5,000 different articles being
dealt in. ln the various stories of the very strongly constructed
buildings, belts made of rubber and of leather, bellows, fans,
anvils, wire and manila rope, drills, metals, machinery, nails,
spikes and thousands of other things have been arranged
systematically so that orders can be filled in the shortest
possible time. The Queen City Supply Company has business
connections in all parts of the country, and is therefore able to
accommodate every one of its customers promptly. Anything and
everything can be purchased from this concern, from the smallest
nail, to the most complicated piece of machinery. In addition to
the multifarious duties which en~age his attention as president of
the Supply Company, Mr. Puchta fmds time to serve as vice-president
of the Cincinnati Frog and Switch Company, director of the Fi£th
Third National Bank, director of the Union Savings Bank & Trust
Company, and as treasurer of
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tl~e Cinci~n.ati Coll~ge of I\-lusic. H~ is one of the leading and
h_1~hly e~fJcJent busmes.s men of the c1ty, and has long been iden
tified With worthy civu.: movements attracting the attention and
~nli~tin~ the abilities of enlightened thought and progressive
mclmatrons. His record of public service is indeed an enviable one.
He was Park Commissioner of Cincinnati from 1909 to 1912, declining
reappointment to this position. In 191 r, by appointment of
President William H. Taft, he became United States Assistant
Treasurer here, an office of high trust which he discharged with
his usual ability until JC)IS. He was War Mayor of the city, having
been elected for the term 1916-17 by the largest majority ever
received by any c-andidate for that office. Owing to his great
business duties, he was cmnpelled to decline the renomination which
was pressed upon him. In 1920, he received a further testimonial of
the high regard in which IH~ is held by the community by being
elected Elector of the First District in Ohio for vVarren G. Hard
ing. His social and business connections are numerous, he being a
member and ex-president of the Business Men's Club, is a mem ber
of the Queen City Club and the Commercial Cluh, and is prom
inently known in Masonry, being a member of Norwood Lodge, No. 576,
Free and Accepted l\Iasons; \Villis Chapter. No. IJI, Royal Arch
Masons; ancl Ohio Consistory, thiry-second degree. Ou October 6,
1887, Mr. Puchta married Anna M. Meinhardt, and they became the
parents of two children: Lawrence G. Puchta, in busi ness with his
father; and Mr:=;. William C. Knight, of Detroit, who died July II,
1920.
George S. Hawke. Among the strong figures of the day who have
boldly stood for reform in our state and national laws, none of the
members of the Ohio har has a larger or more appreciative audience
than George S. Hawke, of Cincinnati. Born in this city, October 23,
1878, he is a product of its institutions, having acquired his
early education in the graded and high schools, his instruction as
to husiness methods in several commercial colleges and his primary
legal training in the law school of the Young Men's Christian
Association. Mr. Hawke's youth was one in which he was forced to
depend upon himself, largely, not only for his education but for
his means of livelihood, and his struggles were numerous although
not heing of a nature which could permanently discourage him, or to
do more than add to his self reliance. He worked at several
employments, principally in the hanking line for the Ohio Valley
and First National Banks, and, even though admitted to the bar in
1903. did not begin practice until HJ05. At that time he became a
memher of the law·firm of Smith, Simonton & Hawke, with which
he rnntinued to he identified until he became one of the partners
in the formation nf the firm of Bolsinger & Hawke. This
association rnntinuecl tmtil HJI5, since which Lime Mr. Hawke has
been alone in practice. Mr. Hawke has been the representative nf
large interests in important litigatiun itt the Ohio Supreme
C1111rt and thl" t.:nitrcl States Distrid Co11rl, the
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United States Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court,
and occupies a position in his profession that is recognized by his
fellow-practitioners and a large and growing practice. He is a
valued member of the Cincinnati Bar Association, and of the Masonic
Blue Lodge, and has a number of important social and civic
connections. As to the movements concerned with the civic reform of
the state and nation, Mr. Hawke has acted successfully as attorney
for the "dry" interests of Cincinnati in a number of rases. notably
in the prohibition and woman suffrage Ohio referendum cases in the
United States Supreme Court and was organizer for the prohibition
movement in Hamilton county for several years. He was always a
third party Prohibitionist. Altogether. he is a man who touches and
improves life on many sides.
August Frederick Herbsleb is one of the prominent Cincinnati
lawyers, engaged in the fields of patent and corporation practice,
and a native of Cincinnati where he has followed his profession for
nearly thirty years. Mr. Herbsleb was born May 22, 1866, at
Cincinnati, and after graduating from the graded and high schools,
entered Cincinnati University, where he completed the prescribed
course in 1886. Having decided upon a career in the domain of law.
he enrolled as a student at the Cincinnati Law School. ''.:here he
was a member of the graduating class of r889, at that time
receiving his cherished degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the
bar shortly after his graduation. Mr. Herbsleb began his career
with the firm of Parkinson & Parkinson. Three vears later, how
ever, he severed his connection with this cancer~ and since that
time has been engaged in patent and corporation practice. Mr.
Herbsleb's reputation is high and substantial and his practice is
virtually confined to patents, trade marks and copyrights, and
corporation matters, carrying him into the Ohio State Courts. the
United States Courts, Courts of Appeals, and Supreme Court. He is
likewise counsel for several large corporations of Cincinnati and
elsewhere. In addition to holrling membership in the county, state
and federal bar associations, :Mr. Herbsleb maintains a number of
important social and civic connections.
Harry Stoll Leyman. In the automobile industry as repre sented by
the progressive dealers of Cincinnati, few men are better or more
popularly known than Harry Stoll Leyman, the represen tative of
the famous Buick car. Mr. Leyman is an Ohioan by nativity, born at
Crestline, Crawford county, February 7· r873. a son of Henry
Templeton and Susan (Fitzsimmons) Leyman. Henry T. Leyman was
formerly identified with railroad affairs, and for some years was
master mechanic for the T. & A. A. and N. M. railways. residing
at various points, particularly Crestline and Columbus. but since
1909 has been a resident of Cinrinnati, where he is the owner of a
well-equipped automobile salesroom and ware house and has built up
a creditable business of g-ratifying propor tions. The graded
schools of Crestline furnished Harry S. Leyman
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with his early educational training, following which he accom
panied his parents to Columbus, in which city he attended high
school. Like many other men now identified with the automobile
industry, he became connected therewith through the medium of the
bicycle business, having been connected, after his school clays.
with the Lozier Manufacturing Company, builders of the Cleve land
bicycle. About this time the automobile industry, then in its
infancy, was beginning to make its presence felt, and Mr. Leyman.
looking ahead into the future and seeing the changes that were to
come about, became secretary and treasurer of the International
Motor Car Company, of Tole,do. Ohio, and Indianapolis, Ind. Later
he was made sales manager for the Pope Motor Car Company, of
Toledo, Ohio, a position which he filled for ten years, and in the
spring of 1909 located at Cincinnati, where he opened up a sales
room to distribute Buick automobiles. Since that time his business
has grown in substantial measure, covering all of Southern Ohio.
the entire state of Kentucky and a part of West Virginia. and his
salesroom is one of the largest and most beautiful in the city. He
is widely known to the automobile trade, being, for several vears,
President of the Cincinnati Automobile Dealers' Association. and
has numerous important connections in the industry. Mr. Leyman is a
Republican in his political allegiance. His military experience
covers several years as executive officer in the Toledo Battalion
of the Ohio Naval Brigade, with the rank of lieutenant As a
fraternalist, he is a Knight Templar of the York Rite degree of
Masonry, has attained the thirty-second degree of the Scottish
Rite, and belongs to the Mystic Shrine; and his other connections
are numerous, including membership in the Queen City Club, Busi
ness Men's Club, the Hamilton Club, of Hamilton. Ohio; and the
Toledo Club and Toledo Yacht Cluh, of Toledo, Ohio. June 14. 1907,
Mr. Leyman was united in marriage with Belle, daughter of Chauncey
Peck, of Toledo, and to this union there have been born four
children: Grace Templeton. Elizabeth, Susannah, and Harry. Jr ..
all of whom are attending school. Mr. Leyman is also director of
the Gibson Hotel Company, Gibson Realty Company. Burnett Hotel
Company and The First National Bank of Cincinnati.
Randall J. Condon, superintendent of schools of the city of
Cincinnati, is a man of wide experience and thorough training.- He
was born at Friendship, Maine, July IO, 1862, and attended the
public schools, Coburn Classical Institute, from which he was
graduated in 1882. Colby College, from which he was graduated, in
1886, with the degrees of Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and
Doctor of Laws, and has never ceased to be a student of many
subjects. Upon completing his collegiatf' course he became princi
pal of schools at Richmond, Maine, and was also the youngest member
of the Maine Legislature, serving on the committee on education. In
188<) he was marle superintendent of the Templeton District of
Massachusetts, composed of four towns. remaining in
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that position from 1889 until 1891. In the latter year he went to
Everett, Mass. as superintendent of its schools, and continued
there for eleven years. In 1902, he was elected superintendent o(
schools of Helena, Mont., and while in that state served as
secretarv and as a member of the State Text Book Commission, and
president of the Montana State Teachers' Association. His suct"ess
in ~fontana brought him the offer of the superintendency of schools
of Provi dence, R. I., which he accepted in 1910, and held until
January, 1913 \vhen he was made superintendent of schools oi
Cincinnati. Ohio. Mr. Condon has always been associated with
educational movements, and has long been a valued member of the
National Educational Society. is president of the American School
Citizen ship League, and a member of the Ohio State Board of
Education. During his college days he was made a member of the
Delta Epsilon Fraternity. Since coming to Cincinnati he has
associ::tted himself with the Chamber of Commerce, and the Business
Men's and Civic clubs. A man of culture and broad vision Mr. Condon
is held in the highest esteem hy his fellow citizens who rely on
his judgment in many matters outside of scholastic subjects, and he
is recognized as a constructive force in the community.
Louis Alvin Kreis, of the firm of Bettinger, Schmitt & Kreis,
one of the able lawvers of Cincinnati, is a native of this citv.
horn April 6, 1875. and received his early education in the public
schools. After his graduation from high school he entered the
University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1898 with
the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Following this, he entered upon his
law course, and was graduated in 1901 with the degree of Bachelor
of Laws. Mr. Kreis began practice alone at Cincinnati and continued
as a general practitioner for thirteen years, during which time he
built up an excellent clientele and established a reputation as a
lawyer of skill and resource. In 11)14 he joined Albert Bettinger
and Walter Schmitt in the formation of the law firm of Bettinger,
Schmitt & Kreis, which has since become recognized as nne o(
the formirlablc legal combinations of the city. Mr. Kreis holds
membership in the Hamilton Countv Bar Association, the Ohio State
Rar Associa tion and the Americ-an Bar Association. as \Yell as
the Chamber of Commerce and the Cincinnati Business Men's Club. He
is a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and Noble of the
l\lystic Shrine, and belongs also to the Theta Delta Chi
fraternity, which he joined while a student at the University of
Michigan.
Walter Schmitt, of the law firm of Bettinger, Schmitt & Kreis,
is justly accorded a place among the prominent and dis tinguished
citizens of Cincinnati, and Hamilton county, and he is widely known
throughout the country as a lawyer of marked ability. He was born
in Cincinnati. October 28, r884, a son of Jacob and Josephine
(Wessling) Schmitt, hoth of whom were natives of Cincinnati. Here
he received his early education in the public schools, later
attending the Y. M. C. A. Law School from which he was graduated
with the class of 1c:)06. Mr. Schmitt was
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admitted to the Bar and has since been actively engaged in the
practice of his profession in this city. He is also a teacher of
the Y. M. C. A. Law School of Cincinnati, and has held this
position since IQCXJ. being professor of the Law of Contracts. In
politics Mr. Schmitt is a Republican, but has never cared to hold
office even though he takes a great interest in the affairs of the
state. Fraternally, Mr. Schmitt is a member of the Cincinnati Bar
Asso ciation, the Knights of Columbus, the Chamber of Commerce,
the Lions Club and the Business Men's Club. He affiliates with the
Catholic church, and takes an active interest in its affairs. On
September 28, 1<)09, Mr. Schmitt was united in marriage with
Miss Josie Kauther, who was born :md educated in Cincinnati, a
daugh ter of Philip Kauther, a prominent resident of that
city.
Albert Bettinger. Thoroughly conversant with the details of his
profession. energetic in all his commercial transactions, as well
as honorable and high minded in all the different phases of life, A
!bert Bettinger occupies an enviabl{' position among his fellow
citizens, who willingly accord to him a place in their front ranks,
not alone for his many professional and business qualities, but for
every trait that marks a true Christian gentleman and a man of
honor. Albert Bettinger was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, May 3, 1854.
a son of Michael and Elizabeth (Angst) Bettinger. In 1859. his
parents were part of a colony, formed in Cincinnati, to found the
town of Tell City, located on the Ohio river in Indiana. Here he
received his primary education. He also attended the schools in
Cincinnati, for a time, but returnecl. to Indiana to attend the
State University, where he was of the class of 1874, but on account
of ill health, did not complete his course. He began his legal
education at the same institution and was admitted to the bar in
Ohio, in September, 1875, when he began the practice of his
profession in Cincinnati, in partnership with C. M. Lotze. After
remaining with him five years, Mr. Bettinger formed a partnership
with Herman P. Goebel. with whom he continued until 1885, when
Judge Goebel was elected Probate Judge. From then until 18g1, Mr.
Bettinger practiced alone, at which time he again formed a
partnership with Judge Goebel, continuing with him until 1903, when
he again prac ticed alone for nine years. In 1912 Mr. Bettinger
formed a part nership with Walter Schmitt and L. Alvin Kreis, who
had been employed in his office for many years, under the firm name
of Bettinger, Schmitt & Kreis, constituting one of the strong
and reliable legal organizations of the city, which has since
continued with notable success. Although the scope of his work in
connection with his profession has always been broad. Mr. Bettinger
is also interested in civic and political affairs, and is a strong
factor in all measures tending to the public good. A business man
of more than local reputation, he is president nf The Ohio National
Life Insurance Company; vice-president nf the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress; and vice-president of the Ohio Valley Improve
ment Association. He is a member of the County, State and
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American Bar Associations and is recognized as a leading factor in
the best element of the profession. He is ex-president and honor
ary member of the Business Men's Club; is now, and has for many
years, been the legal advisor of the Chamber of Commerce, and is
also a valued member of the Phi Kappa Psi, his college fraternity.
In his political affiliations, Mr. Bettinger is a Republican, and
always takes an active interest in the success of his party, though
he has never aspired to public office. On October 21, 1878, Mr.
Bettinger was united in marriage with Miss Antonia Steinauer, a
native of Cincinnati, and a woman of much beauty of character. Her
parents, August and Antonia Steinauer, were natives of Switzerland,
but were pioneers of Cincinnati, and also had a prom inent part in
the founding of Tell City, Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Bettinger have
been born three children, of whom only one sur vives, Alma, who
became the wife of John L. Holzborn, proprietor of the Korb
Lithographing Company of Cincinnati, and they have two children:
Virginia and Antoinette. Mr. Bettinger maintains a fine home on
Glenway avenue, Price Hill, where the entire familv reside and are
numbered with the valued citizens of that coJn' munity.
David Lorbach, member of the firm of Allen, Lorhach & Garver,
commenced his professional career at Cincinnati about twelve years
ago, and both as a lawyer and a citizen has earned a substantial
and honorable reputation. He comes of an old and stanch family of
Pike county, Ohio, and was born at Waverly, April 5, 1882. After
attending the public schools of Waverly, he enrolted as a student
at Ohio State University, being graduated with the degree of
Bachelor of Arts in 1904, and then went to Harvard Law School,
where he received his law degree as a mem ber of the graduating
class of 1908. At that time Mr. Lorbach returned to his native
place and engaged in practice for a short time, but soon decided
that its environment was too confining, and accordingly came to
Cincinnati, where his activities have been cen tered ever since.
At the present time, as noted, he is a member of the law firm of
Allen, Lorbach & Garver. The firm has always transacted a large
general business and has appeared in many important cases passed
upon by the state and federal courts of Ohio, with marked results
as to honorable success. His legal train ing and current knowledge
along professional lines, make him a typical modern lawyer.
Burton P. Hollister. Cincinnati, Ohio can claim many dis
tinguished attorneys among those of its citizens who practice at
the Ohio bar, among them being Burton P. Hollister, who for many
years has been identified most closely, not only with the legal
life of the city, but with the community at large, and whose name
has earned a well-deserved respect in every department with which
it has been associated. Born in Cincinnati, February 22, 1870,
Burton P. Hollister attended for the elementary portion of his
education the local public schools and afterwards Yale Uni-
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versity from which he was graduated with the class of 18g2 with the
degree of B. A. Later Mr Hollister attended the New York Law School
from which he was graduated with the class of 1894 with the degree
of Bachelor of Laws. After recei\·ing his degree Mr. Hollister
began practicing in company with his father in Cin Cincinnati, and
they are now the well-known law firm of Hollister &
Hollister.
Robert Elliott Freer, who is identified with the firm of Maxwell
& Ramsey, is one of Cincinnati's able young lawyers and a
veteran of the great World war. He was horn at Madisonville. Ohio,
Jan uary 30, 18¢, and received his early education in the public
schools of Huntington, W. Va., and Columbus. Ohio. He attended high
school at the latter place, but completed his high school course at
the Hughes High School, Cincinnati, after which he pursued a
literary course at the Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. He
was graduated from the Cincinnati Law School with the class of H) I
7, receiving his degree of Bachelor of Laws when he was but
twenty-one years of age, and began practice in May of that year
with the finn of Philip & S. C. Roettinger. Mr. Freer remained
with that concern until October, I<JI7, when he associated
himself with Maxwell & Ramsev, and was identified with this
concern when the United' States 'entered the great World war. April
24, 1<)18, Mr. Freer enlisted in a machine gun battalion, with
whic-h he went overseas in June, 1918. completing his training in
the Officers' Training School at T ,angres, France. He saw active
service for several months, and then- was returned to the United
States, being honorably discharged from the service February 15,
1919. At the present time he is first lieutenant of Company F, One
Hundred and Forty-seventh Infantry, United States National Guard,
(Ohio). On his return to the pmsuits of peace. Lieutenant Freer
resumed his connection and relation with the firm of Maxwell &
Ramsey, with which he has made marked progress. He enters into the
prepara tion of cases with a thoroughness and a breadth of view
which have generally proven assurances of success in the court
room, whether the campaign is one of offense or defense. He is a
man of broad literary culture and keen practical insight, and as
such is a strong element in the continued advancement of his firm.
Mr. Freer is one of the leaders among the younger Republicans of
his com munity and belongs to the North Cincinnati Republican
Cluh. He is likewise affiliated with the American Legion, the Sons
of the American Revolution, the Advent Memorial Club, the Phi Alpha
Delta Legal fraternity, Cincinnati llar Association, and Lawyers'
Club, and has a number of soc1al connections, with membership in
the University and Blaine clubs. His religious connection is with
Knox Presbyterian Church, Hyde Park. Mr. Freer was married October
27, 1919, to Miss Hazel Louise Davis, of East Walnut Hills,
Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Freer is a direct descendant of seven or
eight Revolutionary ancestors and comes from a long line of
forebears who made history on the battlefields and politically
in
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Congress and on the Bench. The Freer family were represented in
every war this country engaged in and have always been among the
first to answer the call to arms. He is a son of the late Guy M.
Freer, who was formerly Traffic Manager of the Cincinnati Cham ber
of Commerce, Secretary of the Central Coal Association and
President and Ex-Secretary of the ~ational Industrial Traffic
League. His mother is May Dunlap Freer, daughter of the late Robert
Dunlap, former Cincinnati Banker and Broker.
Robert Z. Buchwalter, judge of the Court of Appeals for the First
Appellate District of Ohio and formerly judge of the Court of
Common Pleas of Hamilton county. is widely known in public affairs.
both of a legal and civil nature, and is a native of the city of
Cincinnati . born August 25, 1876. The preparation of .Judge
Buchwalter for the profession of his choice was thorough and com
prehensive. After he had completed the curriculum of the graded
sc.hools and the \Voodward H;gh school. at Cincinnati, he entered a
preparatory institution, the "Franklin school. also located here,
and when he emerged therefrom was qualified for entrance in Yale
University. He secured his degree from that college in 1&}9. as
a Bachelor of Arts. and. returnin~ to his nati\·e place, entered
the Cin cinnati Law School. from which he was duly graduated in
11)02 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to the bar that
same year, he commenced practice as a member of the firm of
Rohertson & Buchwalter, a combination that soon gained a
reputa tion for fine legal ability and success in either
prosecution or defense. During his connection with this concern,
Mr. Buchwaltcr gave decisive evidence of his possession of the
qualities deemed desirahle as judicial timber, and in 1916 was
elevated to the bench of the Common Pleas Court, and in 1921 to the
Court of Appeals for the First Appellate District of Ohio, where he
has since remained. Judge Buchwalter's masterful. straightforward
and considerate adjudication of the important and delicate business
mat ters which have come before him have ">tamped him as one of
the foremost and most popular judges in the state. Speaking to the
letter, Judge Buchwalter's law studies have not been completed. for
even as a member of the bench he is still a student. He belongs to
the Cincinnati Bar Association and the Phi Delta Phi legal fra
ternity. and likewise holds membership in the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce. As a fraternalist, he belongs to Avon Lodge of Masons.
has attained the thirty-second Scottish Rite degree and is a noble
of the Mystic Shrine, and his social connections include membership
in the University and Cuvier Press clubs. in which he maintains
numerous friendships.
Frederick L. Hoffman. Thoroughly conversant with the details of his
profession, energ-Ptic as well as honorable, and high minded in
all the different phases of life. Frederick L. Hoffman, judge of
the Common Pleas Court. of Cincinnati, occupies an enviable
position among his fellow-citizens who willingly accord him a place
in their front rank. not alone fnr his many professional
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qualities. but for every trait that marks a true Christian
gentleman. Judge Hoffman was born in Boston, Mass., l\1ay 26, 1872,
and he fully exemplifies the alert, enterprising character for
which the people of that city are noted. His early educational
advantagec; were those afforded by the public schools of his native
city. Later he pursued a course of study at Bates College, from
which he was graduated in 1893 with the degree of Ba~:helor of
Arts. His natural predilection was for the law, and after taking a
special course of study at Harvard University, he matriculated at
the Y. M. C. A. Law school of Cincinnati, and received his Bachelor
of Laws from that institution in 1896. He then engaged in teaching
school for three years, after which he began the practice of law at
Cincinnati, pursuing a general practice until 1913, when he was
elected judge of the Common Pleas Court. There is no man in the
judiciary of Cincinnati in whom the people place more implicit
confidence, with regard to his professional integrity and ability,
than they do in Judge Frederick L. Hoffman. On the bench his legal
talents and strength are given free scope and are shown to the best
advantage. His ability to grasp a multitude nf details and to show
their general bearing on the point at issue. and a patient and
courteous attitude toward all who come before him are traits that
make him a popu lar judge. His decisions are always carefully
considered, and are based upon the facts and the law applicable to
them. He never forgets nor disregards the dig-nity of his position
or the high pur pose of the courts, and as a judge he endeavors
not to make, but to declare and apply the law. Judge Hoffman is a
member of the Hamilton County Bar Association, and of the Ohio
State Bar Asso ciation, and fraternallv is a member of the various
Masonic bodies. having been Past Ma~ter of Linwood Blue Lodge No.
567. He 1s also Eminent Commander of Cincinnati Commandery, Knights
Templar, and a member of the llenevolent and Protective Order of
Elks, the Chamber of Commerce, and t)1e Young Men's Christian
Association.
Edward T. Dixon. Although a native son of Milwaukee, Wis consin,
Judge Dixon's entire professional life has been spent in
Cincinnati, where he is held in the highest esteem by the public.
He is a lawyer of ability and his service as judge of the Common
Pleas Court demonstrates that he is possessed of the high qualities
of a jurist. He is of calm unruffled demeanor, fair and impartial
in his decisions, serving only the cause of justice as revealed by
the evidence presented to him. He is learned in the law, but does
not rely upon his own construction of its technicalities, never
deciding an intricate point without close study of previous
published decis ions and all law bearing upon the controverted
point. ] udge Dixon was born in Milwaukee, Wis., February 26, 1884,
a son of James and Elizabeth (McDonald) Dixon. Here he received his
early educa tion in the parochial schools and later attended the
Marquette Uni versity, at Milwaukee, Wis., from which he was
graduated with the class of 1902, with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts. He then came
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to Cincinnati and entered the Cincinnati Law School, and graduated
from this institution with the class of 1go6, with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws. Upon completing his studies Judge Dixon, began
his practice alone, and after continuing in this manner for a time
formed a partnership with A. L. Herrlinger, with whom he remained
until June, 1918. In January, 1919, he was appointed by Governor
Cox to fill a vacancv on the Common Pleas bench of Hamilton county.
In the fall of 1920, he was elected to the Ben<.'h, and
continues in this office at the present time. Politically, Judge
Dixon is a stanch Democrat, and takes an active interest in the
affairs of his party. Fraternally. he is a member of the County.
State and National Bar Associations, the Knights of Columbus. the
Irish Fellowship Club, Elks and the Eagles. Judge Dixon affiliates
with St. Patrick's church, and is interested in all its works. On
October 25, 191 I, Judge Dixon was married to Miss Florence
Ph-elan, daughter of Edward and Catherine (Heiner) Phelan, of
Cincinnati, Ohio. To this union have been born three children:
Donald, Gordon and Mary Catherine.
Joseph B. Kelley. Learned in the law, logical in his reasoning,
sound in his deductions, able to divest his mind of all prejudice
or bias, with the faculty of divesting a legal proposition of all
that beclouds and to go directly to the heart of a problem, then in
clear, terse language to clothe his opinions or decisions, Judge
Kelley is an ideal jurist. For the past seven years, judge of the
Court of Insolvency, and from 1915 until assuming the duties of
that office an active member of the Hamilton county bar, he has won
the entire confidence of his legal brethren and no man in public or
private life is more highly esteemed. With his unfailing courtesy,
perfect mental poise and unimpeachable character he has also won
public regard and the number of his friends is legion. One of them,
in commenting upon Judge Kelley's career, recently said: "Judge
Kelley has a natural judicial air. His dignity is blended with
courtesy and kindliness of heart that makes him popular with the
members of the bar who come before him in practice. His ability
commands respect, while his reception of practitioners. liti
gants, and visitors, inspires regard." In the Court of Insolvency,
many hundreds of people come in the course of a year; and often
under distressing circumstances. Usually the handling of the law
questions involved in any proceeding may be simple, but there is
often need of personal sympathy and a kindly word of advice that
counts as much in relieving difficulties as a decision of the law
in a case. Judge Kelley fills all requirements. Joseph B. Kelley
was born in Rushbon, North Cumberland county, Pennsylvania, April
2, 1857, a son of Stephen S. and Martha E. Kelley. He obtained his
early education in the public schools of Danville, Pa., and entered
upon his career as a telegraph operator. Judge Kelley gave this
work up and entered the Union College, Chicago, Ill., where he took
up the study of law. He graduated from this institution with the
class of 1881 , with the degree of Bachelor of Laws and then
began
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his practice in Dakota Territory. where, after practi~ing some
~ime. he hecame a United States Attorney, under Prestdent Harrrson.
Judge Kelley then returned to Cincinnati i!" 1891 ":'here he became
associated with Henry J. Hauck and practtced unttl 19r4, when he
was elected to the Bench. At the expiration of his first elective
term, Judge Kelley was reftised ~ nomination by _the Republican
organization and then became an mdep7ndent can~1?ate to succeed
himself and was elected over the combmed opposttlon of both the
Republican and Democratic candidates and again chosen to succeed
himself his incumbencv of the Judge of the Court of Insolvency, now
covering a term o{ seven years. In political faith Judge Kelley is
a Republican, anr'l he takes a deep interest in the affairs of the
State. Fraternally he is a member of the County and S~ate Bar
Associations, the various Masonic bodies, including the Scottish
Rite, and the Shrine, and the Business Men's Club and many other
fraternities. In April, r884 Judge Kelley was united in marriage
with Miss .Mary C. Wehrman, a daughter of Lewis F. Vvehrman, a
pioneer and manufacturer, of Cincinnati. To this union have heen
horn three children: Helen C., who is the wife of Joseph B.
Andrews, of Newport, Ky.; Blanche. who is the wife of Eugene
Hoffman, of Cannanea, Mex., and Oscar S., who resides in Troy,
Ohio.
Richard T. Dickerson, attorney-at-law, and one of the leading men
of flis profession in Hamilton county, was born at Williams town,
Grant county, Ky .. October 22. 1884 He attended the public schools
of his native county, the University of Cincinnati. Ohio, from
which he was graduated in rqo6, with the degree of Bachelor of
Arts, and the Cincinnati Law School. fmmediately after being
admitted to the bar, in rqog, Mr. Dickerson began the practice of
his profession with his father, William W. Dickerson, and in asso
ciation with the firm of which he was then a member, Cloe, Dicker
son & Clayton. Subsequently, Mr. Dickerson practiced alone for
two and one-half years, then again with his father, when his civil
life was broken into by his military service during the World war.
He enlisted in the First Officers' Training Camp, in May, I9Ii, wa~
commissioned captain of Company E, Three Hundred and ~~trty:scc~md
Infan~ry, and s~rved overseas for nine months, par tJcrpatmg m the
Italla~ campa1gn. February 10, 1919, Mr. Dicker· son ":'as
honorably_ drs~har~ed, and, returning horne, once more went.mto
partnership wrth hts father, the firm now being Dickerson &_
D1ckerson. 1\f~. Dickerson belongs to the college fraternity
S1gt;~a Alpha Eps1lon, the legal fraternity Phi Delta Phi. Pro
fessiOnally_ h~ maintains. membership with the Hamilton County Bar
Assocr_atron. the Oh10 State Bar Association, and is active in
each_. He 1s a Mason, a member of the local post of the American
Lcg1on, t~e Army and Navy Union, the Chamber of Commerce and the
~tty Club. _!3elieving .thoroughly in the Boy Scout move ment, he
Is now servmg as ass1stant scout master, and possesses in marked
degree the faculty of interesting boys and influencing them
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for good. As an attorney he is widely known as an honorable and
successful general practitioner, and his record is extremely
credit able. He is now assistant United States District Attorney
For Southern District of Ohio. June, 1920, he was married to
-l\1isa Frances J. Redd, of Danville, Ky., the daughter of Dr. John
W. Red d.
William H. Lueders, judge of the probate court, and one of the
distinguished men of Hamilton county, was born in Cincinnati, July
5, 1865, a son of Henry J. Lueders, who, during the war between the
States, enlisted in the Union army at President Lincoln's first
call, and served through the entire war as a member of the
Thirty-ninth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Judge Lueders attended the
public schools, and the Cincinnati Law School, being graduated from
the latter in 1886 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Immediately
thereafter, he began the practice of law, and he, Alfred Yaple and
Herman M. Moos, were associated together until Judge Lueders was
appointed prosecutor of Police Court, in 1897, an office which he
held for three years. Then followed his election as judge of the
Police Court. Following this honor came his election to the bench
of the probate court. In I90<J, he was elected judge of the
policf' court, and served until February 9, 1909. He is a
Thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason and Past Potentate of the
M \'stic Shrine. Judge Lueders also is a member of the Grand Lodge
of Ohio Knights of Pythias. Almost from the first, Judge Lueders
has heen a leader at the bar. and it did not take the people of
Cincinnati long to discover the sterling characteristics of the
man, as the various honors bestowed upon him, distinctly prove, and
his record is one which reflects credit and dignity upon him and
upon the city of his nativity. His interest in the various
charities of our city is well known. He is serving his fourth term
as probate judge. At the last two elec tions of probate judge, the
opposing political party did not name any opponent to him.
George F. Eyrich, Jr. Of the younger generation of lawyers
practicing at the Cincinnati bar. none have a brighter future,
judg ing from the past, than George F. Eyrich, Jr., a member of
the firm of Schorr & Wessellman, a special counsel for the
city, and a young man of splendid business qualifications. Mr.
Eyrich was born at Cincinnati, March 10, 188g, and received his
early education in the public schools of his native city. He next
attended the Univer sity of Cincinnati and the Young Men's
Christian Association Law School. graduating from the latter with
the class of rgu, with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. When
admitted to the bar in the same year, he began practice with the
firm of Hoffman, Bode & LeBlond, and later formed his present
co'lnection with Schorr & Wessellman. The firm is engaged in
general practice anrl Mr. Eyrich's substantial personal standing is
shown in that he is serving as special counsel for the city of
Cincinnati. He is a Scottish Rite Mason, a member
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nf the Syrian Temple and the Nobles oi :\1ystic Shrine. He belongs
to the Hamilton Countv Bar Association. He is a Republican in
politics and is an active member of the North Cincinnati Republi
can Club. He likewise belongs to the City Club and lllaine Club. In
business circles of his native city he is known for his occupancy
of the office of president of the Federated I mprnvement Associa
tion of Hamilton county. Mr. Eyrich has always been a great admirer
of baseball and is prominently identified with the national game as
treasurer of the Kentucky-Indiana-Ohio Baseball League.
Carl Lehmann is a lawyer of the younger generation of Cin einnati,
influentially identified with the civic administration of his
resident village of Glendale. He is a native of Dresden, Ohio, horn
January 4, 1884, and as a youth attended the public sehools of that
place. Subsequently, be went to Colorado Springs, Colo., where he
pursued a course at Cutler Academy, then returning to Ohio, \vhere
he attended the University of Wooster and was grad uated with the
class of 1907. receiving the degree of Bachelor of Philosophy. His
law studies were prosecuted at the Cincinnati Law School, where he
was a member of the graduating class of 1910, with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws, and upon being admitted to the bar in the same
year b~gan practice with Pogue & Pogue. Mr. Lehmann maintained
his relation with this concern until November I, 1916, since which
time he has been engaged independ ently in the practice of his
profession as a general practitioner. His offices are located on
the sixteenth floor of the Union Trust Build ing. Mr. Lehmann is a
member of the Hamilton County Bar Asso riation and of the college
fraternities of Phi Delta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta. He likewise
belongs to the Masonic order and the Business Men's and Blaine
clubs. For several vears he has acted as solicitor for the village
of Glendale, where he maintains his home.
Milner F. Little. There is no attorney in the city of Cincinnati,
who has gained a higher reputation for honesty and fair dealing, or
a position of greater respect and well-merited popularity than Mr.
Little. He was born in Cincinnati March 6. 1&)o. a son of W. S.
Little and Elizabeth (Milner) Little. He obtained his early edu
cation in the public schools of his native city and later entered
the Dabbon Intercollegiate School at Cincinnati. After completing
his course of study at this institution he entered the Kenyon
College at Gambier, Ohio, graduated from here with the class of
1912, with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Mr. Little took up a
course of law at Harvard Univcr!\ity, and graduated with the class
of 191 5· He was admitted to the bar on June 25, 1914. and then
began practicing in Cincinnati. He has been singularly successful
in his profession and is regarded as one of the most promising
young lawyers of his community. During the \Vorld war, Mr. Little
enlisted in August, 1918, in the Infantry. He served nearly six
months and then received his honorable discharge with the rank of
Sergeant, on January 1, 1919. Fraternally l'vlr. Little is a member
of the County
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and State Bar associations, the Beta Theta Pi, the Theta Nu
Episilon, and the Acacia, all college fraternities, and of the
various Masonic bodies. Though still a young man Mr. Little has
gained an enviable reputation as a lawyer, and his work has gained
the approval of men whose opinion is best worth having.
Ferdinand Lincoln Maier. A rising and able young lawyer of
Cincinnati, and claim adjustor for the legal department nf the
Travelers' Insurance Company of America, Ferdinand l.inc\lln Maier
is also a veteran of the great World war. He is a native son of
Cincinnati, born February 12, 18g6, and received his education in
the public schools primarily. After his graduation from \V.,ud
ward High SchooL he pursued a course in the Cincinnati Law School,
following this by a course in the law school of the Young ~Ten's
Christian Association at Cincinnati, and was graduated with the
class of 1917. receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws He was
admitted to the bar in December, 1917. In the meantime, June I,
1917, he enlisted in the Regular Army, at Fort Thomas, Ky., and was
assigned to the medical corps, with the rank of cor poral. With
the American Expeditionary Forces he went over seas, where he saw
ten months of active service in the medical de partment in an
advanced zone. He was honorably discharged May 7, 1919, and
immediately resumed the duties of his practice, which is general in
character, although he inclines somewhat toward paying special
attention to cases in which insurance law is involved. In this
connection, as before noted, he acts as claim adjustor for the
legal department of the Travelers' Insurance Com pany. During the
comparatively short period in which he has been engaged in
practice, Mr. Maier has made commendable advancement, and at
present controls a large and growing rlien tele. He maintains
well-appointed offices in the Union Trust Building. He is an
American Legion memher of Robert E. Bentley Post, and likewise
holds membership in the Beta Theta Tau fra ternity. He is also a
brother of Norwood Lodge, 576, Free and Accepted Masons.
Edgar M. Johnson, an attorney-at-law and distinguished citizen of
Hamilton county. is engaged in a general practice. but is spec
ializing on those laws which have p:~.rticular relation to
taxation. He was born October 17. 1872, and secured his preliminary
educa tional training in the public and private schools of r-.,rew
York City. Later he entered Columbia University, and was graduated
there from in 1894, following which he took a legal course in the
New York Law School, and was graduated therefrom with the degree of
Bachelor of Laws. Admitted to practice at the bar of New York, he
remained in New York Citv until 11)01, when he was admittecl to the
bar of Ohio and located permanently at Cincinnati. After coming to
this city he formed his present partnership. the firm. a ycry
strong combination, being Stricker & Johnson. Mr. Johnson
belongs to the Hamilton County Bar Association and the Ohio State
Bar Association. Distinguished as a statesman as well
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as an attorney. Mr. Johnson was elected to the Ohio State Sen at~
and served in the Seventy-eighth and Seventy-ninth sessions, mak
ing an excellent record, and serving on a number of important
committees. Fraternally Mr. Johnson belongs to the Masons and Elks.
As one of the factors of the Business Men's Club he is able to
exert a constructive influence with reference to civic affairs.
Both as a member of the Queen City Club and the Losantiville
Country Club, and center of a congenial social circle, 1\f r.
Johnson is very popular. He is a lawyer of sound judgment and
breadth of view, and in his special line of work displays untiring
patience, keen business sense and a thorough knowledge of the law.
His firm is recognized as one of the leading ones in the legal
profession in the state.
Hon. Stanley Matthews. Among the many notable names con tributed
by the State of Ohio to the records of the American Bench and Dar,
and they have been many and notable indeed, but few stand so high
either in the estimation of their fellow jurists for wis dom and
learning or in that of the people generally as a dispenser of
justice in fact as well as in name, as does that of Hon. Stanley
Matthews, nf Cincinnati. As a jurist there is none who has a more
deserved reputation for integrity and impartiality, none who has
more disinterestedly and indefatigably labored for the well-being
of his fellows and the maintenance of the high tradition of the bar
of his country. Judge Matthews was born on a farm in Clinton
county, Ohio, December q, 1878, a son of John W. and Sarah 0.
(Pierce) Matthews, and from both sides of his family inherited a
strong tendency toward the law, his maternal grandfather being a
lawyer, as well as his paternal grandfather who was also a lawyer.
As far back as his paternal great-great-grandfather, who was a
judge of the Common Pleas Court in Highland county. Ohio, has this
family trait been manifested. J ttdge Matthews obtained his early
education in public schools of his native township, and like many
other jurists began his career as a teacher, when only sixteen
years of age. After a somewhat limited experience in this
direction, during which time he applied himself cluring his spare
time to study of law, he entered the law department of the
Cincinnati University. After studying here for three years, during
which time he was always at the head of his classes he was
graduated with the class of 1900, with the degree of Bachelor of
Laws. Immediately after finishing his studies Judge Matthews
accepted a position as law clerk in the offices of Harper and
Allen, with whom he remained for a short time. In 1901 he severed
his connection with this firm and formed a partnership with
Whittingham Underhill, and this successful and agreeable
association continued until the death of Mr. Underhill in 1903. For
two years after the death of his partner, Judge Matthews practiced
his profession alone, and then in 1905 formed a partnership with
his brother, E. H. Matthews. This Jlartnership was known a~
Matthews & Matthews, and the firm constituted one of the most
formidable associations of its kind in
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Hamilton county for over fourteen years. Until 1919 this concern
was connected with much important litagation but in that year Mr.
Matthews was forced to give up his practice to assume the duties of
the Judge of Court of Common Pleas. to which he was elected in the
fall of 1918, at which time he was the only candidate elected on
the Democratic ticket. at the election in Hamilton county. Fra
ternally, Judge Matthews is a valued member of the Cincinnati Bar
Association, and the Cuvier Press Cluh. He has also been a mem ber
of the faculty of the Y. M. C. A. Law School and has been professor
of real property, equity and negotiable instruments. On the 28th
day of October, 190~, Judge Matthews was united in marriage with
Miss Mary L. Dnnham, a daughter of Dr. W. H. and Mary (McPherson)
Dunham, well-known residents of Cincinnati. Ohio. To this union
have been born children as follows: Mary McP., aged sixteen; Sarah
Pit>rce, aged fourteen; William Dun ham, aged thirteen;
Letitia, :tged nine and Stanley, Jr., aged five years. Judge
Matthews' thorough integrity has never been questioned and all who
hav~ become familiar with his record as common pleas judge have had
occasion to remark and ailmire his positive impartiality. His
mental poise is perfect, and while his attitude upon the bench is
judicially strict. approaching almost to sternness. among his
friends he displays a personality of rare sweetness and charm. In
all his career of various activities, Judge Matthews has succeeded
along the direct line of his purpose and has impressed his
influence on numerous positions and endeavors.
James B. O'Donnell, a partner in the well-known firm of Dolle,
Taylor, O'Donnell & Geisler, and a member of the Cincinnati
har, is essentially a product of Cincinnati and its institutions,
for, in his native city, he has secured his t>ducation and his
training and here has been achieved the success which has resulted
from his industrv and ably-directed efforts. Mr. O'Donnell was born
at Cincinnati, March -21, 1881, and acquired his early educational
advantages through attendance at All Saints parochial school. Later
he went to St. Xavier College, and after he had completed the
course there enrolled as a student at the University of Cincinnati.
As a member of the graduating class of 1903 he was given the degree
of Bachelor of Arts, and later took a post-graduate course in the
same school, this being followed by a course at McDonald Institute,
from which he was graduated in rgo6 with the degree of Bachelor of
Laws With this preparation he began practice at Cincinnati, in the
office of L ]. Dolle and later with Mr. Taylor was admitted to the
firm of Dolle, Taylor & O'Donnell. Subsequently Mr. Geisler was
taken into the firm, which now bears the style of Dolle, Taylor,
O'Donnell & Geisler, and which is widely known as a competent
combination, valued as an associate and respected as an opponent.
It carries on a general law business with offices at 704-707
Mercantile Library Building, 414 Walnut street. During the ten
years that he has been a member of the firm Mr. O'Donnell ha